Vasili Merkuryev (1904–1978) was a Soviet actor, he appeared in 46 films between 1935 and 1974;
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Alexander Merkurjev (born 1955) is a Russian-born American mathematician, who has made major contributions to the field of algebra;
The study of the Pomor dialects was undertaken by I. S. Merkuryev (1924-2001), a professor of philology and author of several books including Живая речь кольских поморов ("The Living Speech of the Kola Peninsula Pomors").